Just a head's up to everyone that is having this issue. I've spoken with Samsung Technical Support and the best thing all of us can do is call 1-800-Samsung and explain this issue to them as well. Otherwise, there will never be a "patch" or "fix" in the pipeline. What's frustrating for me was that I sent my phone to their Repair Center for a week already and the issue was not resolved. This leads me to the same conclusion many of you have come to that this is Software related and not a hardware issue. That being said, the gentleman on the phone stated that he has not received ANY calls regarding the fingerprint scanner not working and that we cannot expect a fix to come from Samsung until they do. So, I beg all of you to start calling Samsung directly about this problem.
... View more

I am experiencing the same issue. I mostly notice this after the phones been on standby (usually overnight). In the morning the fingerprint sensor and gestures are not working, but restarting the phone fixes the issue. I'm a little glad that others are having this issue. At least I know I don't have a defective unit. However this is too many people for a brand new phone release. Hopefully, a software update fixes this issue.
... View more